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Philip II, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels

1541 - 1583

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Philip II of Hesse-Rheinfels (1541, Marburg – 1583), also called Philip the Younger, was the first Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels. Philip was the third son of Landgrave Philip the Magnanimous and Christine of Saxony (1505–1549). After his father's death in 1567, the Landgraviate of Hesse was divided among the four sons from the late landgrave's first marriage. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philip II, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels has received more than 24,735 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Philip II, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels is the 12,848th most popular politician, the 3,955th most popular biography from Germany and the 1,085th most popular German Politician.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Philip II, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels ranks 12,848 out of 19,576. Before him are Cersobleptes, Maria, wife of Leo III, Zalmay Khalilzad, Balaji Baji Rao, Teutberga, and Ernest Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach. After him are Stephen Allen Benson, Emmanouil Tsouderos, Jacek Kuroń, Ayub Khan, Robert, Count of Mortain, and Leopold III, Prince of Lippe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1541, Philip II, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels ranks 9. Before him are Ayşe Sultan, Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I Saadi, Pierre Charron, Johann Bauhin, Hypatius Pociej, and John Leonardi. After him is Jakub Wujek. Among people deceased in 1583, Philip II, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels ranks 17. Before him are Pirro Ligorio, Andrey Kurbsky, Antoinette de Bourbon, Juan de Garay, Humphrey Gilbert, and Zacharias Ursinus. After him are Jacques Pelletier du Mans, and Thomas Erastus.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Philip II, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels ranks 3,955 out of 7,253. Before him are Paul Pietsch (1911), Friedrich Ernst Ludwig von Fischer (1782), Wilhelm Gesenius (1786), Edgar Reitz (1932), Marco Rose (1976), and Ernest Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1560). After him are Peter Schenk the Elder (1660), Leopold III, Prince of Lippe (1821), Duke Georg August of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1824), Ernest Oppenheimer (1880), Markus Söder (1967), and Jacob Sturm (1771).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Philip II, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels ranks 1,085. Before him are Leopold II, Prince of Lippe (1796), Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1846), Prince August of Württemberg (1813), Otto Graf Lambsdorff (1926), John VI, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1621), and Ernest Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1560). After him are Leopold III, Prince of Lippe (1821), Duke Georg August of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1824), Markus Söder (1967), Cem Özdemir (1965), Philip, Duke of Palatinate-Neuburg (1503), and John I, Count Palatine of Simmern (1459).

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